Europeans Reach Deal With Google on SearchesNew York TimesThe investigation came about because of competitors like Microsoft and Foundem, a British comparison-shopping site, which complained about the way Google conducted its search and advertising businesses. In Europe, the agreement would be legally ...

Drones should be banned from private use, says Google's Eric SchmidtThe GuardianThe use of cheap, miniature "everyman" drones needs to be banned by international treaties before such devices fall into the hands of private users including terrorists, the head of Google has said. In an extended interview with the Guardian, Eric ...The Guardian

Apple dominates best-paid listWashington PostThe urgency has increased in recent months as Samsung Electronics Co. and Google Inc. challenge Apple. “It's a retention strategy to keep the key executives who were present in the Steve Jobs era,” said Greg Sterling, an analyst at San Francisco-based...Washington Post

As PC sales tank, what's Microsoft's Plan B?CNET (blog)When market analyst IDC last week noted the sharp 13.9 percent quarterly drop in worldwide PC sales, it placed much of the blame on the "radical" user interface changes of Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system. "Microsoft will have to make some ...

Google, CBA release conflicting research - Sydney Morning HeraldSydney Morning HeraldThe results of Google's research contradict research conducted by the Commonwealth Bank. Its research shows 81 per cent of small businesses rate their knowledge of digital technologies as good or better. In contrast to Google's research, CBA's research ...Sydney Morning Herald

WSJ: Microsoft gathering parts for a watch-like deviceBy Jon FingasHot on the heels of plans (official and otherwise) from Apple and Samsung, the Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft has also been shopping around for parts to build a "watch-style device." While details are scarce as to what that would ...Engadget RSS Feed

Microsoft Looking to Join the Smart Watch Race - Mac RumorsBy Eric SlivkaWith rumors of an Apple smart watch ramping up over the past few months, a number of other companies have also reportedly been working on their own... ... Last month, both Samsung and Google were reported to be working on their own projects, and now The Wall Street Journal indicates that Microsoft is also exploring the possibility of a smart watch. Earlier this year, Microsoft asked suppliers in Asia to ship components for a potential watch-style device, the executives said.MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors...

Microsoft To Cut Windows XP - Business InsiderBy The EconomistIf they are predominantly consumers (rather than producers) of internet content, they can dump Windows altogether and rely on tablets with operating systems from Apple (iOS) or Google (Android). Alternatively, they can pay the Apple ...SAI

Kobo unveils Aura 'high definition' ebook readerBBC NewsEbook seller Kobo has released what it is describing as a "high definition" e-ink based device. The Aura HD's 6.8in (17.2cm) screen offers a resolution of 265 pixels per inch (ppi). That puts it ahead of Amazon's bestselling Kindle Paperwhite which offers ...BBC News

Telenav Scout app getting 3D landmarks, traffic improvementsCNETTelenav gives us an early peek at future updates to its mobile navigation app for Android and iPhone. Antuan Goodwin. by Antuan Goodwin. April 15, 2013 10:30 AM PDT Follow @antgoo. Telenav Scout for Phones. The updated version of Scout will ...

Foxconn Steps Up Hiring As Apple Readies Next iPhoneWall Street JournalTAIPEI—Foxconn Technology Group has resumed hiring assembly-line workers in China after a postholiday freeze, in the latest sign that customer Apple Inc. is gearing up for production of a new iPhone. Foxconn is the trade name for Taiwan-based Hon Hai ...Wall Street Journal

Cutting CO2 too difficult? Try these 4 simple tricks insteadRegisterClimate researchers - including one working for Wendy Schmidt, the campaigning wife of Google overlord Eric - have published research suggesting that there are other things apart from cutting CO2 emissions which would help to avoid disastrous rises in sea ...

Google boss: Entire world will be online by 2020CNN(CNN) -- Everybody in the world will be on the Internet within seven years. That's what Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said this weekend in public comments that inspired everything from excitement to incredulity. "For every person online, there are ...

Awesome Mars-Comet Impact Less LikelyDiscovery NewsFor those of you rooting for the wellbeing of Mars, here's some good news: the probability of a massive comet impact next year has decreased. For those of you who wanted to see some planetary carnage, however, this news will likely be a major bummer.

Moore's Law and the Origin of Life | MIT Technology ReviewAs life has evolved, its complexity has increased exponentially, just like Moore's law. Now geneticists have extrapolated this trend backwards and found that by this measure, life is older than the Earth itself.Technology Review blog

Hockey Goons Muscle Up with Fight Night Technology in NHL 14By Owen GoodA fighting system backed by technology from Fight Night, plus off-the-ice role playing encounters in the Be a Pro career mode, are among the new features coming to NHL 14, EA Sports said today in offering the first look at the game.Kotaku